Canada: premature baby with measles dies amid outbreak in Ontario

[Eugene]

Source: Agence France-Presse

Canada: premature baby with measles dies amid outbreak in Ontario

Agence France-Presse in Ottawa
Thu 5 Jun 2025 22.05 BST
Last modified on Thu 5 Jun 2025 22.32 BST

A Canadian infant who was born prematurely and had measles has died, officials said on Thursday without confirming a cause of death, raising heightened concern about the virus’s resurgence.

Canada has recorded 2,755 measles cases – including 2,429 confirmed and 326 probable – according to federal health data updated on 2 June.

The epicenter of the outbreak is the province of Ontario, where nearly 2,000 cases have been reported.

Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, Kieran Moore, said in a statement “the infant contracted the virus before birth from their mother, who had not received the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine”.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/05/canada-premature-infant-measles-death

[RockRaven]

1. Dear every antivaxxer, from Wakefield to Bobby Brainworm to dumbasses on FB/Insta

FUCK YOU!!!

[Initech]

4. [phone]

Fuck every single anti-vaxxer, RFK Jr, Oprah, and the people who peddle this shit!

(Oh and by the way, before anyone gives me shit, Oprah has been peddling wellness industry quack bullshit for years and gave us Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil, who are both MAGAs)

[sakabatou]

2. What a negligent woman!

These anti-vaxxers.... I hope they all drop and so everyone else lives.

[applegrove]

3. The mother was unvaccinated.